Project Manager - New York, United States - Research Foundation of The City University of New York

Research Foundation of The City University of New York

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New York, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

General Description:

Reporting to the President, the Project Manager will oversee the development of a new campus facility that requires the renovation of approximately 160K square feet of vacant space in one of the college's four buildings.

Responsibilities include:

Serve as the liaison between the college's leadership team and key stakeholders, adding value to the construction of a privatelyfunded capital project.
Establish project governance/decisionmaking structure with key stakeholders.
Lead the development of RFPs and selection of consultants and contractors as needed.
Provide regular reports to college leadership on project progress, budgets, and construction schedule.
Establish project insurance and indemnification policies and procedures.
Coordinate with government agencies, CUNY, DASNY, NYC DOB, architects, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure project objectives are met on time and within budget.
Review, interpret, and provide feedback on contractorprovided documents, drawings and specifications.
Provide support for and/or lead construction contract negotiations.
Represent college in contract/payment discussions with contractors.
Assist in cash flow forecasting and processing of payment requests.
Review, verify, and approve contractor progress billings.
Maintain document control for all project related documents including contractual agreements, insurance, budgets, construction documents, change order logs, weekly status reports, project meeting minutes, etc.
Coordinate with the college's Facilities Management team and CUNY to mitigate change orders and to ensure that construction is undertaken properly and in a timely and costeffective manner.
Work closely with the college to minimize disruption to academic and administrative operations.
Review commissioning, quality assurance, and quality control work in collaboration with the college's Facilities Management team and contractors.
Work with Facilities Management team, asset manager, and O&M provider to facilitate field visits and construction document review in anticipation of project substantial completion and occupancy.
Coordinate and host site tours as needed for key constituents and end users.

Other Duties:

Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

10+ years relevant work experience in project management/real estate development/construction.
Experience with construction contract administration.
Experience with PLAs and in union and/or prevailing wage environments.
Knowledge of construction practices.
Experience in managing projects with multiple stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Relevant project management experience.
Strong proficiency in Excel, MSWord, MS Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Education: Degrees or Certificates in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field preferred.

About LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York/CUNY. LaGuardia offers more than 60 associate degree and certificate programs. Upon graduation most students transfer to four-year colleges, typically in CUNY, to complete their baccalaureate degrees. Graduates of career programs such as Nursing, Computer Technology, and Veterinary Technology enter the workforce.

In 2022, LaGuardia served over 23,000 students in pre-college, associate degree, and continuing education programs. More than one-third of LaGuardia students are foreign-born. They come from 130 countries and speak 54 heritage languages. More than half (54 percent) are first-generation college students.

Virtually all students are ethnic minorities (88 percent), 57 percent are women, 29 percent are over the age of 25.

Forty-eight percent of LaGuardia students are Hispanic, almost double the threshold of 25 percent required by the US Department of Education for designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Seventy-three percent of LaGuardia students receive some form of government financial aid.

RFCUNY Benefits:

_RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals_**
About the Research Foundation:The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963.

RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex